http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/pol/558976036.html
Cindy McCain escaped prosecution for stealing/using drugs
The Arizona Republic, August 24, 1994 -- "Cindy McCain, the wife of U.S.
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, admitted in a series of media
interviews Monday that she became addicted to the painkillers Percocet
and Vicodin. She said that she used the drugs from 1989 to 1992 and
acknowledged that she had stolen some pills from the American Voluntary
Medical Team, a charitable organization of which she is president . . .
at one point, McCain, 40, was ingesting 15 to 20 pills a day . . . the
normal dosage for seriously ill patients is 6 to 10 a day for a short
period."
The Phoenix Gazette, August 25, 1994 -- "Cindy McCain was investigated
recently by the Drug Enforcement Administration for stealing and using
Percocet and Vicodin, both narcotic painkillers from her aid organization
.. . . the county attorney's report provides a window to drug dealings
within Cindy McCain's nonprofit corporation . . . Gosinski also alleged
that Cindy McCain abused her husband's office and diplomatic privileges
by transporting illegal substances overseas. He also claimed, according
to her lawyers, that Cindy McCain tried to prevent him from providing
accurate information to the DEA."
Playboy, July 1999. -- "Ms. McCain admitted stealing Percocet and Vicodin
from the American Voluntary Medical Team, an organization that aids Third
World countries. Percocet and Vicodin are schedule 2 drugs, in the same
legal category as opium. Each pill theft carries a penalty of one year in
prison and a monetary fine." However, McCain did not face prosecution.
She was allowed to enter a pretrial diversion program and escaped with no
blemish to her record.
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Yeah - i know his wife isn't running for president. But this case
illustrates how McCain used his influence to get special treatment for
his criminal wife.
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